foone , Englisch
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Does anyone know if the US has recently changed the law involving pseudoephedrine or have pharmacies just shrinkflationed their packages to the point where it's no longer possible to actually get enough meds per month to last a full month?

feorlen ,
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@foone sounds like they learned from the the people who brought us 12 calendar month birth control prescriptions for a product that comes packaged in 28 dose units.

foone OP ,
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@feorlen that works just fine so long as every month is february and there are no leap years! I don't see the problem

PJ_Evans ,
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@foone
I got a pack of 96 at my local Big Chain Pharmacy last winter. They're behind the counter, but that's not a big problem.

foone OP ,
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@PJ_Evans yeah, so did I.
but since about March I can only find them in like 10/15 packs. And apparently some of the pharmacies are enforcing a 2/month rule, which really sucks when all they have are 10 packs

PJ_Evans ,
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@foone
That's just not helpful to anyone.

dpflug ,
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@foone
Ugh

vxo ,
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@foone it's the shrinkflation

julie ,

@vxo @foone But don't worry! You can buy two 14-day packages to get a month's worth at only 2x the original cost of the month's supply! (Seriously though, ask if you can purchase more than one box.)

foone OP ,
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@julie @vxo they won't even let me purchase ONE box, let alone two

julie ,

@foone @vxo Thanks a lot, PATRIOT Act.

foone OP ,
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@julie @vxo nah, this is the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005. Some good George W. Bush anti-drug nonsense.

djsundog ,
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@foone the latter as far as I can tell - had to start alternating purchasing trips with my wife to stay supplied with well-known gateway drug Claritin-D.

foone OP ,
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(it has been ZERO DAYS since Foone has gotten mad at pseudoephedrine restrictions)

ChuckMcManis ,
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@foone As I understand it you CAN get a 30day prescription for it from a doctor, but yeah otherwise its a PITA

cabbey ,
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@foone funnily enough, just this weekend I was pondering if I wanted to make a website to track which states had the crazier laws around that. Eventually decided I didn’t want to run afoul of the DEA from those crazy Nancy Reagan “Just Say No” era rules.

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